Turkey–Ukraine relations
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In late January 2010
Following the end of 2015, Turkey and Ukraine experienced closer relations as a result of both countries increasingly strained relationship with Russia.[2] On 20 August 2016 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko that Turkey would not recognize the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea; calling it "Crimea's occupation".[3] On 9 January 2017 Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu stated "We support the territorial integrity of Ukraine and Georgia. We do not recognize the annexation of the lands of Ukraine".[4]
As of April 2022, number of Ukrainian refugees in Turkey has reached up to 85,000.[5]
History
On February 3, 2020, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Ukraine and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. They signed an agreement on military-financial cooperation. It provided for the Turkish side to allocate about $36 million for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the purchase of Turkish military and dual-use goods.[6]
Abduction of Turkish dissidents
There has been a rise in number of Turkish dissidents fleeing to Ukraine, following the violent crackdown launched by Turkish leader Erdoğan following the failed
According to
Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 3 February 2022, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan volunteered to organize a Ukraine-Russia conference during a visit to Ukraine, as EU leaders increased up outreach to the Kremlin to calm worries of a
Turkey has provided Ukraine with
On 3 May 2022, Ukrainian President
Ukraine's ambassador to Turkey said that Turkey is one of the countries that is buying grain that Russia stole from Ukraine.[20]
On 17 July 2022, Russian, Ukrainian and Turkish military delegations met with United Nations officials in Istanbul to start talks on the resumption of exports of Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea port of Odesa. On 22 July 2022, Russian and Ukrainian officials have signed the deal to allow grain exports from Ukrainian Black Sea ports. Under the agreement, a coalition of Turkish, Ukrainian and UN staff will monitor the loading of grain into vessels in Ukrainian ports, to allay Russian fears of weapons smuggling [21][22] before navigating a preplanned route through the Black Sea, which remains heavily mined by Ukrainian and Russian forces.[21] On 29 October 2022, Russia said it was suspending its participation in the grain deal, in response to what it called a major Ukrainian drone attack on its Black Sea fleet. US President Joe Biden called the move "purely outrageous".[23]
Response to the 2023 Turkey-Syria Earthquakes
On February 6, 2023, two powerful earthquakes with magnitudes of 7.8 and 7.5 struck southern Turkey and northern Syria, causing widespread destruction and loss of life. According to the Turkish disaster agency, the earthquakes have killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey and over 8,000 people in Syria.
On the same day, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba announced that Ukraine might send several dozen emergency workers to Turkey to assist in the relief efforts. Additionally, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry received 27 requests from citizens who were unable to get in touch with their relatives in Turkey.
Later that day, Ukrainian foreign ministry spokesman
On February 7, 2023, President
Embassies
The Embassy of Turkey is located in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Embassy of Ukraine is located in Ankara, Turkey.
Diplomacy
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See also
- Foreign relations of Turkey
- Foreign relations of Ukraine
- Ukraine–NATO relations
- Turks in Ukraine
- Ukrainians in Turkey
- Crimean Tatars
References
- UNIAN(January 25, 2010)
- ^ UNIAN(16 March 2016)
- Radio Free Europe(20 August 2016)
- Ukrayinska Pravda(9 January 2017)
- ^ "Türkiye'ye kaç Ukraynalı sığınmacı geldi? Erdoğan açıkladı". 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Візит турецького президента до Києва - перший крок до зони вільної торгівлі". Deutsche Welle.
- ^ Miller, Christopher (18 July 2022). "Turks Living in Fear as Erdogan's Wrath Stretches to Ukraine". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
- ^ "CORRECTED: Ukraine arrested Turkish blogger for Ankara: Police". 18 July 2018.
- ^ Miller, Christopher (5 February 2020). "In Kyiv, Erdogan Said All the Right Things -- Unless You're a Turkish Dissident in Ukraine". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
- ^ "Ukraine deports suspected Gulen supporters to Turkey - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Erdogan offers Ukraine-Russia peace summit to defuse crisis". Al Jazeera. AL Jazeera and News Agencies. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ Gumrukcu, Tuvan (2022-02-24). "Erdogan 'saddened' by Russian invasion, Ukraine urges Turkey to shut straits". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ Gumrukcu, Tuvan (25 February 2022). "Erdogan says NATO, Western reaction to Russian attack not decisive". Reuters. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ AFP (26 February 2022). "Turkey Urges Russia to End Conflict in Ukraine". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Turkey to implement pact limiting Russian warships to Black Sea". Reuters. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Erdogan says Turkey cannot abandon ties with Russia or Ukraine". Reuters. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- AP News.
- ^ Falk, Thomas (11 March 2022). "What do we know about Ukraine's use of Turkish Bayraktar drones?". Al Jazeera English.
- ^ "Volodymyr Zelenksy criticises Turkey for move to defy Nato sanctions with Russian tourism boost". inews.co.uk. 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Ukraine's envoy says Turkey among those buying grain stolen by Russia". Reuters. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Russia, Ukraine sign UN-backed grain export deal". Al Jazeera English. 22 July 2022.
- ^ Dikmen, Yesim; Kucukgocmen, Ali (2022-07-13). "Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, U.N. meet on grain exports". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ Ljunggren, David (2022-10-30). "Russia halts Ukraine Black Sea grain exports, prompting food crisis concerns". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ desk, The Kyiv Independent news (2023-02-07). "Ukraine to send humanitarian aid to Turkey after deadly earthquake". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 2023-02-07.